How far is your commute and what type of bike?

veganrun · 31-08-2018 7:18pm #1

My commute is currently quite short, I'd say about 5k per day and I use a hybrid. It's a good sturdy bike for commuting with 35c tyres, mudguards, lights etc.

I'm looking at buying a place in the not too distant future which will inevitably mean a longer commute.

Just wondering what people here cycle to work (road, hybrid, mountain, something else) and how far?

Alanstrainor · 31-08-2018 7:21pm

15km each way and I have a road bike with disc brakes (Giant Contend SL 2 Disc). Mudguards, lights and cameras all on the go. I run 25 wide tires and I find that setup fantastic.

jethrothe2nd · 31-08-2018 7:30pm

17km each way on a Trek 1.2 from Maynooth to Mulhuddart. Over the years I have changed the groupset to 10 speed 105 and the wheels to Aksiums. Getting mudguards on next week for the autumn/winter.
I tend to leave all my stuff in work so I don't have to carry anything on the commute. I'll occasionally commute in on my good bike and do a long cycle on the way home.

ted1 · 31-08-2018 7:48pm

30km each way. , road bike , use dynamo wheel in winter, race blades mudguards.
Use 25mm tyres.

Just bring in shirt, jocks, socks and lunch box each day in a back pack

retalivity · 31-08-2018 7:50pm

2.7k each way., Road bike with 105 groupset

I dont have the space or money for a second bike!

Grassey · 31-08-2018 8:02pm

17km each way. Roadbike, 25 front, 28 rear tyres. Panniers too, and a child seat behind the handlebars for crÃ¨che runs.

Planning to upgrade to a disc cross/gravel soon as roads get icy enough here in winter so would like to also run bigger tyres

silverharp · 31-08-2018 8:02pm

25km per day since july , a 10 year old Trek, road/city bike but not too heavy, cost around ~450 euros new back then, recently got a back carrier on it so it could take a pannier bag and changed the saddle for comfort . could get a new bike but current one is working fine and dont have to be overly protective of it getting nicked, though i have 3 U locks for the bike, i leave 2 of them on the stand at work.

Fighting Tao · 31-08-2018 8:07pm

2018 Trek 1.2 Road bike with sora group set. 12.5 km daily total.25mm tyres. Sometimes go for a 20k lunch spin with a group from work so it’s good for that.

Fuzzytrooper · 31-08-2018 8:09pm

Just over 14k each way. Specialized allez with entry level dora group set. 25mm tyres. Keeps me going

Raam · 31-08-2018 8:32pm

11km each way on a 2006 Spesh Allez Elite.

macnab · 31-08-2018 8:40pm

45km each way. Electric hybrid bike mostly these days, but I use the Trek 5.2 or the Ridley Icarus road bike sometimes.

Hani Kosti · 31-08-2018 8:57pm

25k roundtrip. Roadbike with childseat, 25 tyres, 8 speed
Love the frame but some parts need upgrade after 5 years.

De Bhál · 31-08-2018 9:01pm

2k walk ew, sometimes I cycle

triggermortis · 31-08-2018 9:08pm

19km each way. 2010 Cube Aerial with some upgrades - Ultegra / 105 when it's dry, 2011 Boardman Road Comp when it's wet - Tiagra (both road bikes).
I've only mudguards on the Boardman as the cruds finally disintegrated off the Cube and I didn't want to replace them.
Two sets of lights front and back as well as a camera on the back. No panniers, just an Ortlieb rucksack.
I wear lycra and change in work

TychoCaine · 31-08-2018 9:11pm

5km each way on a Cannondale Bad Boy hybrid-type thing. It's a great way of waking up in the morning.

AndrewJRenko · 31-08-2018 9:18pm

10km each way, plus 1-2 km depending on which route I take. Scott city bike with rack, panniers, mudguards and lycra.

Couldn't do it any other way.

Marty Bird · 31-08-2018 9:26pm

30km round trip on a S Works Peter Sagan camo venge... only kidding a trek 2.1 road bike.

fatbhoy · 31-08-2018 9:37pm

- 20K each way: Drimnagh <-> Mulhuddart
- Through Phoenix Park.
- Carrera Gryphon Disk (hybrid).
- 700c Aksium wheels.
- 50-teeth front ring.
- 28mm Schwalbe Marathon Plus or Durano.
- Usually drive though: Peugeot 607 petrol.

Weepsie · 31-08-2018 10:25pm

Only 8 km each way. Use mostly an old Trek 1000 sl with 105, panniers and dynamo.

During the summer I'll use my carbon bike sometimes and add anything from 20-50 Kms onto my commute home.

Looking at moving soon too so will be looking at 15km each way. I'm happy about this.

DanDublin1982 · 31-08-2018 10:33pm

12-13km each way (I go home a different route) and I only just a few weeks ago picked up a Cube Hyde Race. Love it!

https://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=119119

deceit · 31-08-2018 10:35pm

20Km each way
Cube 2017 pro mountain bike.
https://www.cube.eu/en/2017/hardtail/ltd/cube-ltd-pro-2x-blackline-2017/
Only do 4 days a week as usually very tired by Wednesday so drive that day.

bingobars · 01-09-2018 8:46am

15km E/W with 180m climb on each end
Alu Cannondale synapse disc
28mm Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires
Orlieb backpack with change of clothes and portable computer
Cycling lycras. Good seasonal options
MTB pedals and shoes
Ride Giant defy on duranos as a backup
2 sets of lights

Sidi rain MTB boots coming. Very excited to not having to put on overshoes

3 years + every day

Best thing I’ve ever done, saved €10,000 and spent it all on bikes

Colonel Panic · 01-09-2018 9:38am

11km each way on a CX bike with 32c tires.

magicbastarder · 01-09-2018 9:47am

bingobars wrote: »

15km E/W with 180m climb on each end

that's a decent climb - that part of the world is that?

i only go into the office twice a week; 20km each way on a genesis equilibrium. 25c tyres - it can take 28s, but not with the mudguards i have on it.

saccades · 01-09-2018 9:59am

62km each way on a "gravel" bike (relaxed, old man geometry road bike with massive clearances).

28c at 85psi, two bottles and a saddle bag. Use exposure red light and racemaxx so people can see me early doors/late evening.

RonanCFD · 01-09-2018 11:05am

21km each way, Merida CX bike with 32mm Conti 4-Seasons

Cookie_Monster · 01-09-2018 11:13am

6.9km at the shortest. Tends to be about 10. Downhill in the morning so nice and easy, not all sweaty for work. 160- 400m up on the way home depending on route too. Mostly been using the road bike as doing extra recently and being the middle of winter it makes sense to gear up. Use the cycloX from time to time too.

jjpep · 01-09-2018 11:31am

10 km each way. West side of galway to east side. Hybrid bike. Shower at work so sweating or weather not a worry.

Takes just under a half hour each way. Add ten minutes on for shower, getting changed. Next door neighbor does nearly exact same commute. Her times vary from 30 minutes to an hour and a a half. Generally an hour to get home on the evening. Won't cycle as she doesn't like it. Each to their own I guess.

P_1 · 01-09-2018 12:28pm

4k on a singlespeed

tomasrojo · 01-09-2018 12:47pm

I had two round trips until June: four legs of 7.5 km on a cargo bike; kids to primary school, back home to work, and then back to get kids and bring home. Didn't leave me that much time to work, but it was pretty nice.

I'm in full-time work now, so it's 7.5km to school to drop off, then about 3.5km to work, then about 8.5km home. Still using a cargo bike, though I only need it for the first leg. Guess I can bring beer barrels home.

Thinkingaboutit · 01-09-2018 1:20pm

5 miles / 8 km from south Dublin to Smithfield on a Trek Marlin I've had for good while. My route in is via Stannaway, Sundrive, Clogher and South Circular Road with a return down Queen and Ship Streets and then the Coombe and Crumlin. Shower at work.

How far is your commute and what type of bike?

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